By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer PINEVILLE, La. (LBM) – Louisiana Baptist collegiate ministry leaders hope to equip students to intentionally share the Gospel in daily life during the upcoming Collegiate Evangelism Conference, set for Feb. 2-3 in Louisiana Christian University’s Guinn Auditorium, Pineville. They said their goal is to prepare participants to establish personal outreach as a lifestyle habit. CEC will feature three speakers: Chad Gilbert, First Baptist Church, New Orleans, Jordy McKaskle, Calvary Baptist Church, Alexandria, and George Lee, director, Grambling State University Baptist Collegiate Ministry. The worship team from Istrouma Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, will lead music. Students also will have a chance to attend breakout sessions that center around the conference theme and learn about missions and ministry opportunities representatives of Louisiana BCM GOLA Missions, the International Mission Board and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Chad McClurg, director of the Baptist Collegiate Ministry with the University of Louisiana at Monroe, told the Baptist Message that the conference will be an opportunity for students from Louisiana Baptist church college … [Read more...]
LCU to be closed Tuesday due to expected icy weather
By LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) - Due to the expected winter weather conditions, Louisiana Christian University officials have decided to cancel classes and close all campus offices on Jan. 16. Faculty and students will follow the continuity of operations plan guidelines in each course syllabus to continue classes online through Canvas assignments. Hattie B’s will be open for brunch and dinner on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
FBC Zachary commissions teens to reach classmates for Christ
By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer ZACHARY, La. (LBM) – More than 40 students from First Baptist Church, Zachary, have embraced God’s call to be missionaries in their schools, and subsequently have begun to see a spiritual harvest from their collective outreach efforts, Andrew Forque told the Baptist Message. “We tell students their mission field is their school, but we never have commissioned them to be missionaries there,” said Forque, who is the FBCZ minister to students. “When we commissioned them, there was an excitement with them being a missionary to their lost friends at school.” Since the new school year started in August, students have been commissioned by the church to go into their schools and share the Gospel with their friends who do not know Christ. Since then, dozens of classmates have visited the church, including one teen who accepted Jesus and was baptized. During the school year, Life Group members will team up with the student missionaries to coach and encourage them as they continue to shine the light of Christ. The church is part of a larger effort among Louisiana Baptist churches to implement the student missionary evangelism strategy. The effort, launched in early … [Read more...]
Hobby Lobby donates building to New Orleans congregation
By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer NEW ORLEANS (LBM) – Faith-based arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has donated a historic church building to the members of the NOLA Baptist Church. The donation, which took place in late-December, allows the congregation to move forward with plans to renovate the building and relocate from a leased warehouse space. “We trusted that He would provide all that we needed if He wanted us to steward this property,” Pastor Kyle Jagers told the Baptist Message. “God far exceeded our expectations.” BACKGROUND NOLA Baptist Church began in 2013 as a church plant of Norris Ferry Community Church, Shreveport. The church relocated a few times, including in 2017 to its current location on Tchoupitoulas Street. Through conversations with New Orleans Baptist Association leaders, the church learned Valence Street Baptist Church (who donated the property to the association after they closed in 2016) was for sale. NOBA and NOLA Baptist Church then signed a purchase agreement. However, Hobby Lobby learned of the situation and in November 2022 purchased the facility for $275,000, with the end goal of one day donating the property to the church. Since then, NOLA Baptist … [Read more...]
Five ‘Life Marches’ scheduled in 2024
By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer BATON ROUGE, La. (LBM) – Thousands of Louisianians will stand together for life at five pro-life marches throughout the state in the coming weeks, according to the lead organizer. “In 2024, our life marches will share that the pro-life community and the state of Louisiana are ready to support every pregnant and parenting woman regardless of the circumstances she may be facing,” Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper told the Baptist Message. “We know that women considering abortion are often under immense pressure, or even coercion, by partners, friends or loved ones, and resort to the dangerous abortion pill online through black-market distributors. They need to know that there is support across Louisiana in the form of private and public agencies. In January, we can let Louisiana know that we are here for women.” “We are here for her” is the theme for this year’s events, which will once again bring together pro-life supporters of different denominations, ages and ethnic backgrounds to continue to raise awareness about abortion concerns, he said. The Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, overturned the landmark case and returned “the authority to … [Read more...]
Louisiana Notables
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Baptist Message provides churches an opportunity to share with other Louisiana Baptists an upcoming revival, homecoming, new pastor, new staff member, a community outreach, or a concert in Louisiana Notables. To place your event in the paper, send your information (who, what, where, when, time) to philip@baptistmessage.com or call 318.449.4345. Please submit your information four weeks prior to the event to insure placement in the Message. ON THE MOVE Richard Methvin is retiring as pastor of Bisteneau Baptist Church. HOMECOMING Emanuel Hispanic Baptist Church, DeRidder: 18th Anniversary Celebration, January 27, 4 p.m. Pastor: Ruben Us. REVIVAL Gulf Coast Baptist Church, Golden Meadow: Revival, January 12-17, 6:30 p.m. nightly. Friday, speaker Joe Arnold; Saturday, youth emphasis, Dylan Johnson: Sunday morning, Cameron Shoemaker; Sunday evening, Tony Thibodeaux; Monday, Shane Terrebonne and Wednesday, Titus Terrebonne. Pastor: Shane Terrebonne. First Baptist Church, Haynesville: Revival, January 14-17, Evangelist: Sam Moore. Pastor: Rob Burns. Fort Necessity Baptist Church, Columbia: Revival, January 28 – February. Evangelist: Sam Moore. Pastor: John Bradley New Chapel Hill … [Read more...]
Landry calls for unity, addresses key issues
By Baptist Message staff BATON ROUGE, La. (LBM) – In his inaugural address, Jan. 7, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a call for unity and reminded citizens about the state's rich culture and the can-do spirit of the state’s people that have combined to make Louisiana great. He also vowed to address issues like violent crime and “unsuitable subject matter” in schools. Originally scheduled for Jan. 8, the inauguration ceremony was held the day before because of inclement weather concerns. He officially became the state’s 57th governor Jan. 8 at noon. “It is here that we come together, so that their lives are governed evenhandedly,” Landry said. “So that their hard-earned money is spent judiciously; so that their institutions are compelled to serve them, and not disenfranchise them; so that their government fulfills the missions contrived by them; and so that their children are promised the perpetual legacy of opportunity. The place is here, the time is now, and the challenge is ours.” Landry vowed to help fulfill the promise of those who elected him. “Our people seek government that reflects their values,” he said. “They demand that our children be afforded an education that reflects those wholesome principles, and not an … [Read more...]
FIRST PERSON: The Louisiana Baptist Mission Builders story
By Don F. Mabry and Ed Jelks ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) -- The Louisiana Baptist Mission Builder program started with the Lord calling Ed Jelks to build mission church buildings, and to stop building barns, as a bi-vocational pastor. Ed was attending Home Mission Week at Ridgecrest, North Carolina, when he sought out Leon Hyatt, director of the Cooperative Missions Department of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. Ed did not know it, but the Louisiana Baptist Missions Team had been praying for, and discussing the need for somebody to direct a program to construct buildings for mission churches in Louisiana. Ed Jelks and Leon Hyatt discussed how such a program could be started, then went and found Don Mabry on the front porch of the auditorium at Ridgecrest. They discussed with him what they had been talking about and the dreams that they had, and wanted to know if such a thing could be done. Don’s reaction was, “Well, we do not have any budget, and it has never been approved by the Convention’s administration or the Executive Board of the LBC. But, yes, there is a need, and with some more discussion and planning, it could be done.” In November 1979, the Louisiana Baptist Executive Board Missions Committee approved the Mission … [Read more...]
Dew to NOBTS graduates: Speak the Gospel ‘with clarity and strength’
By Marilyn Stewart, NOBTS communications NEW ORLEANS (NOBTS) – Jamie Dew, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary president, called on graduates in Leavell Chapel, Dec. 8, to see graduation day not as a season of life ending, but rather the beginning of a time of much greater importance. Dew recalled his high school graduation to illustrate and explained how he felt at the time that life and everything familiar to him was ending until his principal corrected him, saying, “It’s not over. It’s just beginning.” “What you do next will be those things that end up mattering the most …” Dew said. “When you exhale on this earth for the last and final time, when the dust settles on your grave one day, [what matters] will be what you’re about to do next.” Drawing from 1 Timothy 4:6-16, Dew charged graduates to remain faithful to God’s word, walk with Christ, remain committed to following God’s call, live as examples of godliness, and steward well the gifts God had given them. Pointing to verses 6-7, Dew reminded graduates that they are leaving to serve in a culture filled with deceptive teachings and heresies. The culture will mix truth with right doctrine, Dew warned, and urged graduates to remain “faithful to the word of … [Read more...]
Alabama Baptist Church hosting revival Jan. 28-31
Alabama Baptist Church, Arcadia: Revival, January 28-31; Sunday: 10:40 a.m. service, 5:45 p.m. meal, 6:30 p.m. service; Monday-Wednesday Noon, light lunch and Bible study, meal – 5:45 p.m., Service 6:30 p.m. nightly. Evangelist: Mike Courtney. Worship: Mackey and Gail Willis. Pastor: Jeff Hurst. … [Read more...]
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